Reinforced-concrete sheet-pile.



B. VICTOR.

EEINEOEGED CONCRETE SHEET PILE',

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1913y Patented Jan. 5, 19M.

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REINFORGED CONCRETE SHEET PILE.

APILIGATION- FILED JAN. 14, 1913.

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This invention relates to en improved-- typo'of pile which is to be used' rincipally' in constructing sea walls andthe ike. c

One of the objects of the l,invention1s to provide a seawall which is' formed' from a series of Apiles yhavin interlocking joints,

ligue.- 'of each o the 'piles being progroove, thus leaving anopening between the pilesso that water may' bey orced be. tween the piles. y

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of coping for the sea wall which assists in holding the piles to gether. v

Another object of the .invention is to providean improved'type ofmold for forming" the piles.

Another object of the invention is' to provide an improved type of devicelfor holding the pil'esclose together while sinking them into osition.

lVith these and other objects in view this 'inventionconsists of certain novel combinations, constrncticns, 'and arrangements of parts as will be hcrrinaftervfully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings;-l"igu re 1 is a side elevation of one of the piles, Fig.`

2 is an edge elevation-of the piles shown in Figfl. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview throngh'one of the piles. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through one of the piles. Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a section of the wall before the coping'is put in place. Fig. 6 isa top plan viewl of the mold showing one of the piles being formed. Fig'. 7 ls a perspective view 0f-one end portion of the mold. Fi 8 is a perspective view of the device for iolding the iles close. together while sinking them. 'F 1g. 9 is a side eleva tion showing the sea wall in the processA of construction. Fig. 10 is a perspcctiveview of-a section of the complete sea wall.

Referring to the accompanying .drawings it will seen that this invention comprises Jmnmononp.ooinclinarse. seiner-mns.

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10, each of which is rectangular in cross scc a longitudinally extending groove 11 having a curved inner`end. A tongue 12 extends 'from the opposite side of the pile and is positioned'in aline-ment with the groove 1l so that the tongue l2 will fit into-the groove of an adjoining pile. This tongue 12 is pro- 'vided with a. longitudinally extending tongue 12 and tie inner end of the groove 11 to permit a stream of water to be forced -down, thus keeping the tongue and groove freefrom sand and mud when sinking the pile. This opening is not for sinking the pile, the pile being sunk from a streainof water from the outside. the pile i's inclined as shown at 15 so that when the pile is sunk the inclined end will cause it to be crowded against the jadj'acent pile and thus a tight joint formed between the two piles. Each of these piles 'is forme-ii from a'co'ncrete mixture which is poured into a mold shown in Figs. G and 7 and allowed to remain' thereA until set. The mold comprises a tiooring 1G which is secured to the supporting bars 17 so that the flooring will be slight-ly elevated, thus permitting it t0 be easily handled.

sheet metal strips which are bent longitudinally to form the upper and lower flanges 20 and 21. The lower flanges 20 lit between cleats 22 and may if desired be secured to the flooring by any suitable means, although this is not necessary since the weight of the cement in the mold will hold the side walls in a vertical position. These lWalls are crimped intermediate their height to form the ribs 23 and 24, the rib 23 forming 'the groove'll and the rib 24 forming the tongue 12. It should be noted. that the rib 24 is crimped to form the rib 25 which forms the -groove, 13.' These side walls are set up and are connected at their upper edges by the Cross bars 26 having bent e1ids27 extending over the edges of the flanges 21, thus preventing the side Walls from being spread apart by the Aweight of the concrete. A suitable board 28'- is placed `at one end of the themold according to the length at which it is desired to have the pile. If desired reinforcing rods 30, 31, and 32 may be prof groove 13 leavin an opening 14 between the' The lower, end ofv Patented'llan. 6, 19714.

fa sea.l wall formed froma plurality of piles I :tion asshown in F ig.'1, and provided-with The side Walls 1S and 19 are formed from l mold'and a diagonalA board 29. is placed in vided in order that the piles will be reinforced, and thus prevented from being cracked or broken.4 When constructing the sea wall .the piles i are sunklinto the ground one after the other This device comprises a shaft 33 having 410 shaft 33 are forced against with the tongues l2 fitting. into the grooves 11; 'While o ne of the piles is being sunk into jacent pile by the device the ground it is held tightly against the adj shown in Fig. '8;

arms 34 with which. links-35 are pivotally-l connected.V 'These links are provided with eyes 36 through which pins are passed,d the i pins fitting into openings 37 'formed in the pressingthe pile tightly against the pile already fin positionjand. thus 'causing the tongue 12 to fit. tightly in the groove l1. 'The reinfo'rcm bars3l. extend above t,lie' A upper ends of the piles and are formed into Veyes 4C tliroughwliich aY rod 4l ispassed.

It will thus'be -scen that the piles are cony i -I when the coping 42 nected .j by the Y rod 41. and that, "thereforefg' of said piles and havi -i's molded in the upper A endsl of the ilesthat, the piles will be connected toget er, thus formin a. solid sea wll. This coping is molded 1n 'sections of about 50 feet long with smallspaces left between thel sections of the copin -so vthat expansion and contraction-will e permitted without danger of the sea. yvall 'being dam.

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ples,^a plurality ofbracmg rods embe d I their upper ends extending beyond said pi es and terminating Having thus describedthe invention what in eyes, a. reinforcing rod 'extending longic tudinally of said wall and passing through the eyes'of said {irst :mentioned reinforced rods, and a coping molded uponthe upper ends of said p iles and connecting said piles to forni a continuous coping around the edge of said wall, the upper portionsof said first .mentioned rods and saldsecond mentioned rod reinforcing said co m x In testimony whereo; ereu'ntom-my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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